[s-cars] Snow Tire sizes/options

[weski at verizon.net]

Jim,

I'll be on my 5th winter season with my 225/50/16 Yokohama IceGuard 
tires.  They have been excellent tires for my S6.  I do most of my 
driving on the highway - 70-80 miles per day on daily driver and 200 
every  weekend to the mountains for skiing.  They are still available in 
225/50/16 and I believe they are stud-able although mine are not.

I can't offer comments about other sizes and pros or cons but after 
running Goodyear Wintersport M3s for 10+ years on the S6 and other cars 
I can say I've been impressed with the IceGuard's longevity.  They have 
been decent handling on the dry and pretty quiet for a snow tire.  The 
Wintersports handled better but also only got 3 maybe 4 winters out of them.

Paul Dooley

95 S6 280k and still going as a DD


On 11/9/2016 7:21 PM, jim at almgt.com wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> The time has come to retire my current set of Hankook Winter iPike studded snows in a 225/50-16 and unfortunately that same tire, which was unbelievable as far as traction and longevity goes (I’ve got at least 5 solid winters out of them!), seems to be few and far between.  I am finding very few choices in the 225/50-16 size actually, and was wondering if it would be that big a deal to go with a 225/55-16, as that seems to give me several more options available.  I’m sure the 215/55-16 option is out there as well.  Thoughts and suggestions?  Hoping to find something around $100 per tire…..thanks!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jim Fleischer
> ’95 urS6 avant
> 206k
>
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